This book assembles the experiences of women who have been institutionalized for insanity. Square pages of text unfold into one large quilt like square. The text resemble sewn handwriting from the women such as Charlotte Perkins Gilman and...
Hand sewn cotton quilt consisting of alternating nine-patch blocks and patterned fabric blocks. The entire piece is quilted with exceptionally fine stitches. The backing is off white with a floral design. The quilt is bound with thin red fabric.
Scrap fabric cotton "Log Cabin" quilt consisting of rows of light and dark toned fabrics. The centers of each block is red, symbolizing the fireplace of a log cabin home.
One of a series of five photographs showing an interior view of a room (possibly a Historic House Museum). Two tables are visible, on along the right hand side against a applique quilt and a woven coverlet. Both tables are displaying several...
One of a series of five photos of the interior of a room in a house (possibly a museum). There is a poster bed in the rear room with a log cabin quilt, possible the same quilt as found at http://www.hrvh.org/u?/hhs,1045. An applique quilt has been...
A thirty square quilt. The squares shows buildings, boats, ships, animals, people, houses, a train, water, a fire engine a factory and an underwater scene.
This is a photograph of three ladies working on a quilt circle. One lady is sitting down at a quilting circle rim. There are women on either side of her. There is a table on the right-hand side of her with a quilt spread out on it.
A fair at the Historical Society of Rockland County headquarters in New City. Vendors are parked along the driveway and quilts are spread on the ground around the flagpole.
Hand pieced "Crazy" quilt composed of velvet and silk pieces of fabric (30 squares). There is extensive embroidery covering the front of the quilt. Predominant colors are dark blue and brown, in solid, plaid, striped and figured fabric. The border...
Applique quilt in a variation of the Rose of Sharon pattern. The green, red, orange and pink flowers and leaves are appliqued on a white background. The documentation on this quilt states that it was given to Peter Elting Lefevre from his mother,...
Hand sewn cotton quilt consisting of 20 compass blocks made of gold, red and green fabric. The corners of each block consists of red and green acorn leaves. The quilt is hand pieced.
Hand sewn cotton quilt in green and white oak leaf pattern. "Ann D. Ostrander, Quilt. March 31, 1849" is embroidered on the quilt top. There are several areas where a substitute green fabric has been appliqued in the oak leaf design.
Pieced cotton friendship quilt. Predominant colors are red, yellow, brown and pink. There are 43 ledgeble signatures inscribed on the quilt. The names are as follows:
Armstrong, Eliza A; Armstrong, Josephian; Beckworth, Betsy; Beckworth,...
